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Identification Number Description

Vehicle Identification Number

1. World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI)

- 5XY : MPV(Multipurpose Passenger Vehicle)/SUV(Sports Utility Vehicle)/RV(Recreational Vehicle)

2. Vehicle line

- K : SORENTO

3. Model & Series

- S : Low grade (L)

- T : Middle-Low grade (GL)

- U : Middle grade (GLS, JSL, TAX)

- V : Middle-High grade (HGS)

- W : High grade (TOP)

4. Body/Cabin type, Gross Vehicle Weight Rating

5XY

- 1 : Wagon 4×2 Class-A

- 2 : Wagon 4×2 Class-B

- 3 : Wagon 4×2 Class-C

- 4 : Wagon 4×2 Class-D

- 5 : Wagon 4×2 Class-E

- 6 : Wagon 4×2 Class-F

- 7 : Wagon 4×2 Class-G

- A : Wagon 4×4 Class-A

- B : Wagon 4×4 Class-B

- C : Wagon 4×4 Class-C

- D : Wagon 4×4 Class-D

- E : Wagon 4×4 Class-E

- F : Wagon 4×4 Class-F

- G : Wagon 4×4 Class-G

5. Restraint system, Brake system

5XY

Code
Seat belt
Front air bag
Knee air bag
Side air bag
Curtain air bag
Driver's
Passenger's
Driver's
Passenger's
1st row
2nd row
3rd row
1st row
2nd row
3rd row
A



×
×

×
×


×
B



×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
C



×
×

×
×



D



×
×


×


×
E


×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
F



×
×

×
×
×
×
×
N

×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
×
H




×

×
×




6. Engine type

- 6 : Gasoline engine 2.4 (Theta-II GDI)

- 7 : Gasoline engine 3.3 (Lambda-II GDI)
7. Check digit or Driver’s side & Transmission

- Check digit : 0 ~ 9, ×

8. Model year

- D : 2013, E : 2014, F : 2015, G : 2016 …

9. Plant of production

- G : Georgia (U.S.A)

10. Vehicle production sequence number

- 000001 ~ 999999

Engine Number

1. Engine fuel

- G : Gasoline

2. Engine range

- 4 : 4 cycle 4 cylinder

- 6 : 4 cycle 6 cylinder
3. Engine development order and capacity

- D : Lambda engine (Gasoline)

- K : Theta engine (Gasoline)
4. Engine Capacity

- H : 3342cc (Lambda-II GDI engine)

- J : 2359cc (Theta-Ⅱ GDI engine)
5. Production year

- D : 2013, E : 2014, F : 2015, G : 2016 …

6. Plant of production

- A : Asan (Korea)

- B : Beijing (China)

- H : Hwasung (Korea)

- K : Montgomery (U.S.A)

- M : Chennai (India)

- P : Poseung (Korea)

- S : Sohari (Korea)

- T : Izmit (Turkey)

- U : Ulsan (Korea)

- W : Shandong (China)

- Z : Zilina (Slovakia)

- 1 : Yancheng (China)
7. Engine production sequence number

- 000001 ~ 999999

Transaxle Number

Manual

1. Model

- S : M6GF2

2. Production year

- D : 2013, E : 2014, F : 2015, G : 2016 …

3. Plant of production

- J : Hwasung (Korea)

4. Final gear ratio

- D : 5.071 / 3.737

5. Transaxle production sequence number

- 000001 ~ 999999

Automatic

1. Model

- FB: A6MF2 (Theta-II 2.4 GDI, 2WD, water cooling)

- FD: A6MF2 (Theta-II 2.4 GDI, 4WD, water cooling)

- BB: A6LF2 (Lambda-II 3.3 GDI, 2WD, water cooling)

- BD: A6LF2 (Lambda-II 3.3 GDI, 4WD, water cooling)
2. Production year

- D : 2013, E : 2014, F : 2015, G : 2016 …

3. Gear ratio

- H : 3.648

- C : 3.041
4. Detailed classification

- F : Theta-II 2.4 GDI (A6MF2, 2WD)

- C : Theta-II 2.4 GDI (A6MF2, 4WD)

- B : Lambda-II 3.3 GDI (A6LF2, 2WD/4WD)

5. Plant of production

- 2 : HPT Plant 2

- 4 : HPT Plant 4

- U : Ulsan Plant 1

- S : Ulsan Plant 2

- H : Hwasung

6. Transaxle production sequence number

- 000001 ~ 999999

Paint Code
Code
Color
UD
Clear White
SWP
Snow White Pearl
3D
Bright Silver
K3G
Glittering Metal
EAB
Sage Green
K3N
Golden Beat
NBM
Mahogany Brown
K3R
Temptation Red
UAA
Cosmic Blue
ABP
Aurora Black

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